Folding top.



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M. BUCH.

FOLDING OP,

APPUC'AUON FILED APR.24.1919,.

Paen Nov. 26, EHS.

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MAX BUCH, QTL" DE'BEGT, MICHGAN,

oF mieKso ,FOLDING TGP.

gnal application filed Gctobei :22,

Be it known that MAX Bueu., o subject et' tile Emperor of Germany, :ind resident of Detroit, Michigan, have invented certain new and nseifui improvements in Folding Tope. of which the 'ifoiioning :i speciii'ca tion, this application being ii division oi .un application iiied by me ontiio 22d dey of October, 191'?7 Serial Number '197791-36.

My invention reiates to iinproveinente in Ltoiding tops for motor Yeiiicies and the like, imi ain'is to provide on extremly simpie and. eeononiieai top which simil be seit supporting during,- its 'folding and projecting nievenients, time enaoiing it to oe operated. easiiy by a singie iriciiviuoi, and tile oids oi the covering motorini to be plopeiriy arranged.

he invention aise aime to provide si construction in which the iiobiiity o: @einzige to the covering inuteriafi in the closed position of the top will be reciuced to a minimum.A

iVitii these and other objects in View@ tite invention ineiud es the novel features of oonstruetion and arrangement and combination et parte hereinafter described9 my sind iii-- vention being defined by tiie appended claims.

An embodiment of my invention is iiiu trateci ,in the accompanying drawing, in which, ei nger-e is i eide elevation oi e top showing; tfiie Sonie in *Soli iincs in extended position, :inc-i in ciottoli iioe in pertieiiy folded eonf'iitioo in tiieie trnwiiggs side eiemtionn eniy'tiie'. etc., on one oido appear, but fiezrstoofi tiet they are (iupii. other Side., only Sirio being conven'tence` Simiioriy in the foiiowingg description and claims reterianee is mafie, for convenience, to iiie members on Sirio enig, l

In the drawing tile iinnierei i esignotes tiie body of the veiiieie for wi fii the top is :'iiifipteii and Wiiieii is inteoiie to im. reprzL sentatfive any' typo of' ifoiiiciey or inoier boat needing eiien o proteetii' covering. The top coi'ori insiteriiii ini'iiozitefi :it 2 Snpporteci by tiie 'oiciiogzj 'Prairie hereinafter iiegcriberi..

This comprises mein Stond-irai 3 iesignefi toiiav'e its: iovier emi pirotaiiy snpnorted in the top being shown in standard, bow firms,

" viii be un- *Joe for any Sintebie :fnanoer troni iiie veiiicic i3 dy? :is indicated 'for example et 3"? Specification. of Letters Iatent. if' iiiii Nin".

und designed to cooperate with one emi ox: arm of the nenni rear bow arm i, 'niiiciifilniiy be pivoteii to the s-tiinciziiii nt 4, it iviii be tile reni obvious7 however, iiintii' iieeirei'i Aioow :irin inigfiit iw pivoteti to the body init the Mandami to the how m'iii. Y

5 der finitos iii-f.1 oixtrigger inw thereof which mm it voor emi pij'otoiiy con! i of n iini; or nieniiwi oei( joint :i5 indicatori.

necteii to .the iront '5 by preferoiiily u i at 6*. i

This; entendez par* is intended for direct connection with :i'cover Supporting bow. :iwi in my preferred einiiociirnent the link or member is so curved as io canse iiie port 6C to incline npwordiy. und serve :is :i bow erin. :mei in n iii steei top the link, bow erin ansi bon Woiiid, nii be formed ne :i continuone piece? this being' true of :iii the bon 'arms and bows in un :iii Steei construction. itiere Wood bows fire used, however, it 'wiii be un riersioofi that the metoi port., such :is the extension ot tiie iink i3, would iie provided with :i socket or other approved ineens for attachment to tiio curved port or :irm oi the bow.

The standard 3, n.2. Shown, iis ineiiner for- Wai ijf from its` p'ii finti vfiien the joint 6 is broken if\\'n\\f':n ii v in iioiciinggq the puii of the top covering; upon the extension G" Serves to balance the. front extension anni enable it; to oe moved beckt from one side oniy into the position shown in fiotied ,ii-nes, when it Wiii 'be Seit-Supporting7 permitting the op erator to properiy arrange the cover'inateriei preparatory to ,foiding the top com pieteiy boek;

if desired mi intermediate front i'ow'urm 7 may oe providcfi5 Wiiicii me? ilove its end or arm. pivoteci to iink imiicziteci et 7a.

What i', eieiin (iS:

in in :i ioifiing top, a, supporting slnnciard-,

:in outrifgcr bow erin o iinif. pivotfiiiy con neeted :it one om! to ii'io emi ot snifi ontrigggen CII pivotal having a pivotally connected Ato t e said Outrigger bow arm and to said a fixed pivotand having a part extended bevond its point of pivotal connec-y standard by tion with the standard, and a free eoversupporting bow arm foi-innig a continuation of said extended part.

In a folding top, agstandard, an outrigger bow arm, a4 substantially horizontal link or member articulated to the end of said Outrigger bow arm and to said standard at the upper end thereof by a fixedy pivot, said member projecting rearwardly of the standard and having its rear part inelining upwardly to form a cover supporting bow arm.

5. In a folding top, n supporting standard,

point of a standard, an out#` an Outrigger bov.; arin, a link pivotally oonnected at one end to the end of said outri ger bow arm by a lock jointwand to said stan ard at the other end,-and having-a part extended beyond its point' of pivotal connection with the standard and positioned to form a cover supporting bow arm.

6. In a folding top a forwardly inclined standard and a rearwardly inclined main froml the vehicle body, zontally disposed outri having its oute1-e1id plvoted to the end of the Outrigger bow arm and inelining up wardly to the upper end of the standard, a fixed pivot connecting said link and standard, said link having a free part extending in rear of its fixed pivot and constituting a cover supporting bowr arm. t

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

BUCH.

a substantially horigger bow arm, a link '30 bow arm adapted toy be pivotally supported 

